Planetcricket Battrick League Final Thread

[vintners]

Do I get the sense your enthusiasm for the final has slipped?

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Pfff. Tips on beating me, the nerve. You can't beat me yourself, what tips can you give others?

*cough*
http://www.battrick.org/nl/matchInfo.asp?matchID=178144
And I barely lost here, I think I'm in a good position to hand advice

 

[Adarsh]

Zorax, that match was centuries ago. There are only 4 in that team that still play in this team!

Look at my team ratings. It should give you a clue.

 

[The Spin]

In the last 14 games, Bushwackers have played 4 on cracked and won 4 of them and Cricket Geniuses have played 1 on cracked and won 1!

 

[Adarsh]

See, I can play on any pitch. If I lose, it'll have nothing to do with the pitch.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Zorax, that match was centuries ago. There are only 4 in that team that still play in this team!

Look at my team ratings. It should give you a clue.

Only Cox, Delop(on the verge of being dropped), Crouch, Atkinson and Drayton are regulars in my squad now. I didn't even set Crouch to bowl in that match!
And check out my ratings. They were higher than your's last time we met. If anyone in this forum is in a position to give Vinters advice for against you, its me.

 

[Adarsh]

Yes, but my team has improved much more, your's hasn't improved that much.

Go on then, tell me something about my team here. What tactics would you set? What do you reckon are my strenghts and weaknesses?

In the last 14 games, Bushwackers have played 4 on cracked and won 4 of them and Cricket Geniuses have played 1 on cracked and won 1!

Why 14 spin? Why not 15, or 20?

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Go on then, tell me something about my team here. What tactics would you set? What do you reckon are my strenghts and weaknesses?

I can't do that, You'd cover them up. I've told Vinters though.
EDIT: Also, what makes you think my team hasn't improved much? I lost to you by a whisker, and I know what could have been a slight management error on my part (Again, I've told Vinters). There wasn't much to choose between the ratings on both occasions too.

 

[The Spin]

I pressed the fixture archive button, which shows the last 14 games. Does it matter?

 

[Adarsh]

@Zorax, go on anyway. Let's see how accurate you are. There's nothing I can really change within a week to be honest.

@Spin, lol, I thought there might have been a conspiracy, like vintners losing 5 out of 20 on a cracked pitch, but 0 out of the last 14. Doesn't really matter.

Zorax, compare your latest ratings with mine.

 

[The Spin]

Zorax, send some of those tips my way would you

 

[ZoraxDoom]

My last full strength:

Top Order: worthless
Middle Order: feeble
Lower Order: mediocre
Seam Bowling: mediocre
Spin Bowling: feeble
Fielding: feeble
Yes...it was the reversed order...

Your previous:

Top Order: competent
Middle Order: feeble
Lower Order: worthless
Seam Bowling: mediocre
Spin Bowling: mediocre
Fielding: woeful

Not much difference. What I lack in top order I make up for in fielding.

And if Vinters wants, he can post the contents of my PM here, although I wish he won't. I don't want you to see your chinks in your armour, I still want to beat you next time

 

[Adarsh]

What I lack in top order I make up for in fielding.

Do you heck? Even if you do, which you don't, then it wouldn't be equal. A better rating in batting is much better that a player in fielding. Would you chose a respectable batsman with feeble fielding or a proficient batman with mediocre fielding?

Also, I don't have any particular chinks in my armour, although it could improve overall.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Do you heck? Even if you do, which you don't, then it wouldn't be equal. A better rating in batting is much better that a player in fielding. Would you chose a respectable batsman with feeble fielding or a proficient batman with mediocre fielding?

Also, I don't have any particular chinks in my armour, although it could improve overall.

My top order may make 10-15 runs less, but my team's overall fielding saves those 10-15 runs in the field. I would go for the Proficient, as he has higher batting and fielding...

 

[Adarsh]

Make fifteen runs less!! In my last match, my top order (top 3) made 246 runs, your's made 5! That's right- 5!!!

Regarding the example, answer this then "Would you chose a respectable batsman with feeble fielding or a proficient batman with woeful fielding?"

Lol, Zorax, your becoming more and more like Zanarkand. Going for the fielding, reverse order and the consistent moaning.